Ye Meng was currently waiting for Li Xiaoyu to get ready for the auction at his mansion. His hair was tied up in a ponytail with some of it flowing down the sides. His eyebrows were like sharp like swords and his skin was fair. His eyes held a penetrating gaze like daggers penetrating you and he had on expensive robes he bought at the high-class clothing store. “How long is she going to take?! It’s been an hour already!” thought Ye Meng impatiently. He had been waiting for far too long, make up wasn’t available in this world so she shouldn’t take this long. A couple of minutes passed and suddenly, the door opened. An extremely beautiful woman that radiated a cold aura emerged from the door. Ye Meng was completely struck dumb at her beauty even though he was used to her appearance, she was many times more beautiful. It was like a dull sword compared to a sword that has been sharpened. It just couldn’t compare! Upon seeing Ye Meng’s dumbfounded expression, Li Xiaoyu slightly smiled.

Li Xiaoyu was wearing light blue robes that showed off a bit of her thin jade-like arms. Her large breasts were also slightly revealed in the robes. Ye Meng shook his head and quickly regained his composure. “Put on the mask or I might viciously attack you and eat you right now!” he said in a lecherous yet light hearted tone. She coldly humphed at him and put the mask on her face. Ye Meng coiled his arm around her slender waist like a snake.

She coldly glared at Ye Meng but let his arm stay with a slight tinge of red on her cheeks. They walk out of the manor and headed for the auction. Ye Meng also put on a mask as it’s an custom when partaking in auctions. Old Man Bai had given them VIP tickets for the auction because he wanted to improve his relationship with Ye Meng. Old Man Bai obviously had some other ulterior motives but Ye Meng didn’t worry about it as

They arrived at the auction house which was like a palace, everything was perfectly made with the finest handiwork. They walked towards the entrance but as they were walking, they came upon a disturbance that Ye Meng was quite familiar with in xianxia’s.

“I’m the 13th Young Master of the Dongxue Clan, Dongxue Tian! How dare you not give me a ticket! I’ll have your family executed right now!”

Ye Meng felt Li Xiaoyu tremble with anger and he whispered into her ear, “Is he the one who caused the death of your clan?”

She gave him a slight nod and clenched her fists with anger. “Don’t worry, in under 5 years I’ll have him killed. In 100 years or less I’ll annihilate the Dongxue Clan, I promise.” he reassured her. The guards were sweating under the pressure of Dongxue Tian’s bodyguards. The 10 guards staying in front of the auction were only middle Golden Elixir stage cultivators, they were no match for Dongxue Tian’s 5 peak Golden Elixir bodyguards. Suddenly, a Divine Sense expert walked out of the door and she waved her hands. “Who dares act so unruly in front of the Heavenly Auction Palace!”

Dongxue Tian and his bodyguards all coughed up blood while flying back a couple dozen meters. The Heavenly Auction Palace could be considered the 3rd strongest power in the world after the Divine Sky Academy and the Alchemist’s Association. The old lady decided to be the doorkeeper after seeing Dongxue Tian acting so unruly. Meanwhile, the young master was paralyzed on the floor as he watched countless powerful figures enter the building. Most of the other people lining up felt nothing but disdain for Dongxue Tian, it was alright to disagree but to cause such a ruckus in the Heavenly Auction Palace’s headquarters was being too rowdy! Eventually, it was Ye Meng’s turn to show his tickets. Ye Meng flashed his VIP ticket to the old lady and when she saw it, her expression brightened up. “Young Master Ye! The old man told me about you! Welcome! Welcome! It’s an honor to have you and your partner here with us. I’ll personally escort you two to your VIP seats in the old man’s booth.”

Upon hearing it, Dongxue Tian coughed up a mouthful of blood. He was a young master of the Dongxue Clan which was one of the Four Great Clans in the kingdom and yet he didn’t get a ticket yet this nobody got a VIP ticket! Dongxue Tian was a peak Marrow Cleansing cultivator who could beat average early Divine Sea cultivators but a nobody with a lower cultivation base got in. It’s no wonder he became so enraged to the point of coughing up blood. He wanted to say something but the old lady’s Divine Sense had completely immobilized him. The other figures were more intelligent than the young Dongxue Tian and they knew a lot more people. They knew exactly who this old lady was and the only person she would ever call an old man was her husband, Old Man Bai!

The old lady crushed a jade slip and 20 guards all with the aura of peak Golden Elixir came out of the door. They bowed respectfully to her and went outside to be the new guards. The old lady and Ye Meng chatted while they walked through the beautiful auction house.

The walls were adorned with many treasures and artistic paintings of beautiful things. Meanwhile Li Xiaoyu was completely mesmerized by the magnificent view in front of her eyes. Ever since she had accepted being Ye Meng’s maid, she had a luxurious life far exceeding her life in the city. She had an amazing cultivation technique, she had very expensive silk clothes, she had her cultivation base increased by a lot in such a small period of time and now she got to see extremely marvelous sights like these. Other than the death of her family, she was very content with her life. Power was everything in this world and Li Xiaoyu had a chance to get power far greater than she could imagine. “Maybe being a maidservant for Meng isn't a bad idea after all.” she thought.

Meanwhile Ye Meng was utterly perplexed, he had a certain feeling of longing toward something in the auction house. “Hmmm… It should appear in the auction so I can buy it with my spirit stones.” he thought. They walked towards a large and luxurious booth that looked like it was meant for a king. They saw a familiar old man and his beautiful granddaughter waving at them. Ye Meng waved back and entered the booth with Li Xiaoyu. Old Man Bai laughed and he said, “When we first met I forgot to introduce you to my granddaughter but her name is Bai Chen.”

Ye Meng nodded and shook her slim hand and said, “Nice to meet you Lady Chen. My name’s Ye Meng.” She smiled awkwardly and received his handshake, but then she turned straight towards Li Xiaoyu and greeted her. “May I ask what your relation with Ye Meng is?” Bai Chen asked. Old Man Bai laughed and he arrogantly said, “Just a concubine I bet! When I was younger I had countless beauties chasing after me because of my dashing looks!” The old lady furiously yelled at Old Man Bai, “Hmph! They were just after your talents in alchemy! They didn’t really love you at all. How dare you think back to them when you have me!” Old Man Bai scratched his lead and repeatedly apologized. “I’m just his maidservant.” answered Li Xiaoyu with a feeble and helpless tone.

Bai Chen angrily said, “Hmph! Tell me all the details of your agreement. If he dares bully you, he’ll have to answer to me!”

“He can order me to do anything but the deed between man and women.” responded Li Xiaoyu while giving Ye Meng a mischievous look. Bai Chen immediately became enraged and dashed towards Ye Meng, “You sex fiend! I bet you take advantage of little Xiaoyu every single day! Does it feel good to be a beast?! Hmph!”

Ye Meng smiled mockingly and he said, “Xiaoyu, be honest have I ever bullied you? How well have I treated you?”

Li Xiaoyu shook her head and she was forced to say, “You’ve taken plenty of advantages from me but you’ve never bullied me. You’ve always treated me like a princess.

Bai Chen somewhat calmed down and she glared at Ye Meng, “I’ll forgive you this time but if she comes running up to me saying that you bullied her. Hmph! Hmph! I won’t forgive you!”

“Hmph! This girl, I’ll make sure to properly punish you once we get home!” thought Ye Meng. Li Xiaoyu was purposely making it hard for him, although it was just a small joke Ye Meng still wanted vengeance.

Bai Chen chatted a bit with Li Xiaoyu and Ye Meng talked with Old Man Bai about alchemy.

“Ye Meng, if you ever need some money in the auction, I’ll lend you some as a favor.” said Old Man Bai. Ye Meng nodded and looked extremely happy but he was scared on the inside. What did Old Man Bai want with him? With Old Man Bai’s influence, he could even call out some cultivators above the Divine Sense stage! Ye Meng could do nothing but die if that happened so he was trying to think of all the possible motives Old Man Bai might have towards him. Eventually, half an hour passed and the auction was starting. Old Man Bai and Bai Chen put on their masks. The old lady worked for the Heavenly Auction Palace so she had to leave and help out with the protection of the items. Even the King was coming along with the Imperial Family so they had to make sure the process went smoothly. The curtains of the stage parted and revealed an extremely fat and jolly man. Although his appearance might be harmless, Ye Meng knew that he was a legendary cultivator above the Divine Sense stage! The fat man merrily laughed and he said, “Welcome! This auction will be the grandest auction in the history of the Royal Shangxuan Kingdom! We have exactly 2401 items that we’re auctioning. The auction will last for 7 days and nights so be prepared to spend some money!”

The entire auction house was dead silent, not even a sound could be heard besides the jolly fatty. This was the biggest auction of all times without a doubt! The second place couldn’t even compare with a measly 300 items! The stage above the Divine Sense stage was known as the Soul Cleansing stage, where your soul gets nourished and purified until it’s ready to become a True Soul. All of the Soul Cleansing experts had grave expressions on their faces because they certainly knew what 2,401 truly meant. It meant their chance of survival…. The higher the number of items, the higher the chance of death.

The jolly fatty talked a bit more on the stage and eventually he got off the stage. A heaven defying beauty walked on stage with graceful movements, she had a revealing dress. She flashed a beautiful smile that could make any man swoon except for maybe Ye Meng. He had a bored expression on his face, she was too low class compared to the exquisite Li Xiaoyu. She announced the first item which was a technique called the Sturdy Earth Fist. Ye Meng didn’t put that into his eyes because he had better ones.

Techniques were divided into 5 main grades: Mortal, Earth, Heaven, Saint, and Divine

Each class had a low, middle and peak as dividers. The highest techniques that could be found in the Mortal Realm were peak Earth grade techniques and maybe one of two early Heaven techniques. Ye Meng knew that One Sword To Slay Gods was a peak Divine grade technique as well as The Godking’s Breath. The Sovereign’s Body and the Heavenly 9 Yin Circulation technique were both far too mysterious. Sturdy Earth Fist was a peak Mortal grade technique, it was simply a waste of money if he tried to buy it.

The items were supposed to be better as time went so Ye Meng bided his time. Eventually, one day passed with nothing catching Ye Meng’s eyes. 343 items had already been auctioned off and it was the second day. “The first item we’ll be auctioning off is an extremely mysterious technique that will hide your cultivation base to even True Soul stage experts!. It’s called Remnants of the Ghost. We still don’t know it’s grade though. Bidding starts at 1,000 low grade spirit stones and increases at increments of 250.” said the beautiful lady. Ye Meng’s ears instantly perked up, what he wanted the most was to hide his aura! Ever since he had almost been killed by Wang Yan due to him hiding his aura, he had always wondered how to do it. Ye Qian also managed to make him hide his aura but Ye Meng didn’t know that hiding one’s aura is a little feature of the Divine Elemental Stone that is accessible once you properly merge with it. Old Man Bai say Ye Meng’s reaction and smiled. “Little Ye, do you want this technique?”

Ye Meng nodded and he said, “If it goes over 20,000 low grade spirit stones, I’ll ask senior to help me out.”

Voices echoed out as they bidded for the technique.

“1,500!”

“2,000!”

“2,250!”

Ye Meng sighed and he yelled out, “4,000!”

“5,000! Who dares to fight with a Divine Sense stage cultivator!”

“7,500 spirit stones! Sorry for offending you senior, I really need this!” shouted out Ye Meng in an apologetic tone.

The voice didn’t bid any further because even though he wanted the item, it wasn’t something he really needed. He heard from some Soul Cleansing stage seniors that the most important thing to do was to strengthen yourselves because a storm was approaching. 7,500 spirit stones was a stretch for him so he decided to stop.

The beautiful lady in the front flashed a smile towards Ye Meng and she said, “VIP Booth 3 wins the Remnants of the Ghost for 7,500 low grade spirit stones! Please come forward and purchase your items once the auction is over.”

Li Xiaoyu was completely shocked! 2,000 low grade spirit stones was the entire fortune of her family, yet Ye Meng just pulled out 7,500 like it was nothing! Although she disliked being a maidservant, she really admired Ye Meng. He was extremely mysterious and his achievements far surpassed the limit for his age. Eventually, another day passed and Ye Meng didn’t find anything he liked but Li Xiaoyu did.

“The next item is a sword made up of a special kind of ice called Pure Blue Ice which is known for it’s exceptional toughness. It’s a Tier 7 Artifact called the Azure Frost Sword and one of its exceptional feature is that it increases the power of techniques that use frost Yin! Bidding starts at 3,500 low grade spirit stones and increases at increments of 500.”

The sword was displayed on the stage, the blade was a beautiful azure color like the sky. The hilt of the sword was exquisitely carved and it radiated a frosty aura. Li Xiaoyu’s eyes flashed with yearning because she fell in love with the sword at first sight. She wanted it badly but she was ashamed to say it, 3,500 low grade spirit stones was a lot of money for her. She bashfully tugged on the hem of Ye Meng’s robes to draw his attention. Ye Meng was smiling on the inside, he knew exactly what Li Xiaoyu wanted but he faked it. “Um… Brother Ye Meng…. Can you buy me that sword please?” she bashfully muttered. Her ears were crimson red because she was burning with shame. Although she was his maidservant she hadn’t done anything much for him, it felt embarrassing to beg someone for something expensive when you haven’t done them any favors. (No, she is not brotherzoning him. “Familial terms can also be added to the surname of someone not related to impute to them a special closeness or relationship to the speaker.” http://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/214Traditions9155.html) Ye Meng made a struggling expression and he said, “I only have around 15,000 low grade spirit stones with me. The sword is a decent Tier 7 artifact so it might end up costing 10,000 low grade spirit stones. I won’t be able to buy anything else. You better exchange something good if you want that.”

Li Xiaoyu said, “I’ll do anything for a year except ...that.. For that sword.”

Ye Meng’s eyes lit up and he said in a lewd tone, “You’ll have to give me a kiss everyday for the next year. Okay?”

Li Xiaoyu wanted to negotiate further but, she thought about their agreement. “He could do anything to me except that but for acts like this he always negotiates with me. He respects me and asks for my consent every time. Why am I being so ungrateful? What have I done for him? Some of my friends who actually had fiancee’s have told me about how sometimes men go to those brothels to do that shameless act. Meng never does that and he always cultivates or concocts pills.” thought Li Xiaoyu with a lot of guilt. Seeing her guilty expression, Ye Meng smiled because he had finally made her beg and guilt tripped her. Li Xiaoyu was the young mistress that everyone doted on in her city, she had no fiancee because she was given rights regarding to whom she wanted to marry. She never really cared about men even though she had thousands of pursuers, all she cared about was cultivation and her loved ones. Whatever she wanted, she would get. Her cultivation talent and beauty were decent to the point where their family had hopes of her breaking through and being a Golden Elixir stage cultivator. She was a proud daughter of heaven but today was the first she had to beg for something.

She nodded and muttered a weak “Thanks”

Meanwhile the bid wars was going on and it was very intense between 2 female Divine Sense cultivators who both practice frost Yin techniques. Although people wore masks, their voices could not be faked.

“You bitch! 7,500 spirit stones! You dare mess with me?!”

“Slut! I’ll deal with you after the auction at the north part of the Magical Beast Range! Do you dare to accept my duel?! 10,000!”

“12,500!”, the female cultivator had spent 15,000 on a rare piece of fruit that could help ease through breakthroughs so this was her maximum.

“14,000” yelled the other one. She too was low on spirit stones because she had spent it on a low Earth grade technique.

“15,000” yelled out Ye Meng. He felt extremely unhappy over his expenses but whenever he thought about completely controlling Li Xiaoyu, he shut up. One of the two cursed the person in VIP Booth 3 while the other one felt nothing but gratitude. If her enemy got the sword then she might’ve been severely injured by their duel! “VIP Booth 3 wins the Azure Frost Sword for 15,000 low grade spirit stones! Please come forward and purchase your items once the auction is over!”

Li Xiaoyu was like a little girl, she couldn’t wait to get her sword. Bai Chen was shocked, males can’t cultivate frost Yin techniques but he spent 15,000 low grade spirit stones on her. Even though she was doted on by Old Man Bai, her yearly allowance was only 1,000 low grade spirit stones. “Wow.. This sex fiend actually treats Sister Xiaoyu quite well. If only more women could be treated the same..” though Bai Chen.

As he was watching the auction, he felt Li Xiaoyu’s head rest on his shoulder. “I apologize for being so rude Brother Meng.” whispered Li Xiaoyu in his ear. Ye Meng was quite happy with her changes in attitude, she was a bit vain before this and making her more humble was a great idea. The auction continued and on the last day, Ye Meng felt the yearning desire grow stronger every second.

The beautiful lady on the stage held a box and she opened it to reveal a seemingly ordinary black pearl. Ye Meng felt the stone in his dantian react as if it was excited. “This is a mysterious black pearl that a Soul Cleansing cultivator found and he couldn’t understand what it does. Our auction house is not responsible if the pearl is trash. The bidding for this item will start at 10,000 low grade spirit stones and increase at increments of 1,000.”

Many people laughed on the inside, who would spend money for something that they don’t know the purpose of? Ye Meng walked up to Old Man Bai and he whispered into his ear, “If the cost of this item exceeds 30,000 spirit stones can senior buy it for me?”

Old Man Bai laughed heartily and he said, “Don’t worry Little Meng, as long as the price doesn’t exceed 75,000 low grade spirit stones I can buy it for you.”

Ye Meng smiled and thanked Old Man Bai. His main purpose was to ensure he got the item, but another one was to make it look like Ye Meng was actually broke and didn’t have anything after the sword to make Li Xiaoyu feel even guiltier. Ye Meng waited for someone to bid but surprisingly no one did!

“10,000!” shouted out Ye Meng.

The beautiful lady had an awkward smile on her face and she reluctantly said, “VIP Booth 3 wins the mysterious black pearl for 10,000 low grade spirit stones! Please come forward and purchase your items once the auction is over!”

Ye Meng was extremely delighted, no one bid against him this time! Although he had around 52,000 low grade spirit stones left he wanted to save some. He waited the rest of the auction and watched as Old Man Bai placed some bids on some treasures. Eventually, the auction was over and they walked up to the front to pay for their items. Ye Meng paid for his items and put it all in his interspatial ring. He held Li Xiaoyu’s hand and walked out of the auction house. He started to head back to his mansion when he saw Dongxue Tian glaring at him angrily. “How did a no name like you become a VIP but I couldn’t even enter!’

Ye Meng tightened his grip on Li Xiaoyu’s hand to prevent her from retaliating violently. “It’s none of your business.” he said coldly to Dongxue Tian. Dongxue Tian’s bodyguards blocked their way and Dongxue Tian said with contempt, “There is no famous Ye Clan in the entire world so how could a commoner like you get in? Tell me or else don’t blame me for being merciless!”

Li Xiaoyu coldly said, “Get lost trash, our backer can destroy your family with a couple of words.”

“You!...” Dongxue Tian angrily bellowed but when he saw Li Xiaoyu’s body, his anger turned into lust. “Don’t blame me for being so ruthless since you’ve rejected my offer. I’ll have a nice night with that beauty beside you after I’m done.” Dongxue Tian said as he vilely licked his lips as he scanned Li Xiaoyu’s body. Ye Meng felt Li Xiaoyu tremble with anger and he knew that this was an awfully familiar situation to her. The peak Golden Elixir bodyguards attacked with fierce moves but Ye Meng wasn’t fazed at all. He was just waiting for a special someone, he pulled Li Xiaoyu and dodged them all. Upon seeing that their attacks missed, Dongxue Tian was surprised because even he couldn’t dodge the attacks of his bodyguards. He suppressed that surprise with his own lies and he yelled out, “He was just lucky! Get him and I’ll make sure to treat you to flower wine at the Pure Wind Pavilion!” ( Flower wine means drinking with beautiful girls/prostitutes serving you)

The bodyguards felt their bloods boiling after they heard that, the Pure Wind Pavilion was the best brothel in the capital! All the prostitutes there were all beauties that even princes would want to take as concubines! They roared and attacked Ye Meng with the ferocity of a tiger. Suddenly, a familiar tone yelled out with rage, “WHO DARES TRY TO KILL MY GUEST!”. Suddenly 5 flying swords instantly pierced the bodyguards’ throats and a palm flew towards Dongxue Tian’s dantian at frightening speeds. Crack! Dongxue Tian was instantly crippled and his meridians were torn apart. Dongxue Tian coughed up half a dozen mouthfuls of blood and his complexion was as pale as a vampire. “S-s-s-Senior, I-I’m the y-y-young master of the D-d-d-Dongxue Clan!” he stuttered as his body trembled with fear. Old Man Bai and Bai Chen were both extremely angry as walked towards Ye Meng and Li Xiaoyu. Old Man Bai was seething with anger because someone dared to harm his goose who is going to lay golden eggs while Bai Chen was angry because of Dongxue Tian’s vile words towards Li Xiaoyu. “Although women naturally have weaker martial arts constitutions, it doesn’t mean we can be raped and taken advantage of!” thought Bai Chen.

When OId Man Bai appeared into Dongxue Tian’s view, he knew even his clan’s ancestor couldn’t save him because even his ancestor had to be humble when Old Man Bai talked to him. The power of alchemists was already strong, but once you become a Tier 7 Alchemist, no one dares to offend you beside True Soul cultivators. There are around a thousand Tier 6 alchemists all over the world but there are only a couple dozen Tier 7 alchemists. The reason is because making pills for Divine Sense stage cultivators are just too hard! A Soul Cleansing stage expert could kill a Tier 6 Alchemist but once they did, the Alchemist’s Association will demand payment to nurture another Tier 6 Alchemist. Even though they’re Soul Cleansing experts, they’ll still be forced to give up half of their life savings! So unless it’s a life or death enmity, no one dares to offend alchemists. The main reason the Alchemist’s Association has the power to do this is because they have 5 True Soul experts backing them! Their strongest expert is the strongest cultivator in the entire world as well! The second strongest is the Divine Sky Academy and they have 3 True Soul experts while the Heavenly Auction Palace has 2 True Soul experts but they have a lot of Soul Cleansing experts.

Old Man Bai humped and arrogantly said, “I’ll let my guest decide your fate! If it were up to me, I would’ve killed you right then!”

Ye Meng smiled with good intentions, “It’s alright Elder Bai, you should let him go.”

Li Xiaoyu nodded as well, she knew exactly what Ye Meng was thinking. Old Man Bai was puzzled but he still let Dongxue Tian go. Li Xiaoyu was laughing and sneering at Dongxue Tian in her heart, “A simple death would be considered nice when I remember what you did to my family! I’ll make sure you’ll be begging to die at the end of the 5 years!” Ye Meng also had the same vicious thoughts in his mind. Old Man Bai asked “Why did you let him go? He’ll come back for revenge?” Ye Meng smiled and he arrogantly said, “Does senior think my master will leave me without protection? I was waiting for senior to come so I could avoid the troubles of having to deal with his family after I’d crippled him. Even though I’m under senior’s protection, they’d still send assassins after me but since senior crippled him they wouldn’t dare to do anything.”

Old Man Bai looked at Ye Meng differently now, he was young as a fox cub but he was wily as an old fox! Ye Meng and Li Xiaoyu walked home with hurried strides as they were eager to test their purchases. They entered the mansion and Ye Meng quickly learned Remnants of the Ghost. He taught it to Li Xiaoyu as well because her cultivation speed would even shock True Soul experts if they knew. She pulled out her sword from the scabbard and tested it out. Her beautiful black eyes shimmered when she felt how light it was. Whenever she swung, the air would freeze and instantly become extremely cold. Ye Meng was watching her swordplay and shook his head, it was so horrible that it almost made Ye Meng laugh. Compared to his own sword techniques along with sword intent, her swordplay was like a blindfolded child trying to hit a pinata by waving a stick around. “Maid Xiaoyu, I can’t bear seeing you like this! I’ll teach you a sword technique that use the properties of Yin.”

Her ears perked up and she looked at Ye Meng as if he was a tree that grew money. Ye Meng taught her a technique called the Heaven Freezing Yin Sword and gave her a week to learn all it’s stances and moves or else she had to promise him something. She relentlessly trained without sleeping and Ye Meng felt that it was time to experiment with the pearl.

He held the pearl in his palm and examined it carefully with his superhuman eyesight. “What does it do? I know that the Divine Elemental Stone wants it but I’m wondering how I can do that…”

He spent a couple of hours trying everything like trying to absorb the pearl like an elixir, trying to chip off pieces of the pearl, and even crack the pearl. Suddenly, an idea popped in his head after seeing a small bird swallowing a worm. “I swallowed the stone so maybe I can swallow the pearl!”

He popped the pearl in his mouth and swallowed it. Ye Meng felt an extreme discomfort as he felt the pearl travel in his body. When the pearl reached his dantian, his body convulsed and his veins inflated to the point where they looked like worms on his fit body. He felt all his Qi dispersing from his body as he tried his best to remain sane from the intense pain. He felt all his Qi disappearing while he could do nothing to stop it and due to loss of Qi, he blacked out. Ye Meng woke up facing the ceiling in a spread eagle position. He got up and circulated his Qi to make sure it was still there. When he saw the Qi, his face broke out into a large grin. “This….”